BANGOR RECORDS.

There are no records of the town of Bangor between 1791 and March 18, 1796. I am inclined to the opinion that the town organization was not fully kept up during that period.

The first town record is March 18, 1796, when Robert Hichborn, Jr., and William Boyd issued their warrant calling a town meeting at Capt. James Budge's April 4th, 1796 for choice of town officers, which was held and officers chosen. See Vol. 1 of this magazine, page 8.

Another warrant was issued by the selectmen April 29, 1796 for a town meeting May 2, which was held at Capt. Budge's when it was voted:

1. That Robert Hichborn, Buckley Emerson and Timothy Crosby were chosen a committee to settle with the former Collector and Treasurer of Condeskeag Plantation,

2. This Committee to have power to settle with the Plantation Treasurer.

3. That after the Collector and Treasurer are settled with that as a part of the Plantation the remainder is to be * * their proportionable part.

4. The committee to have power to advise the upper and lower part of Conduskeag Plantation to settle with the Treasurers and Collectors.

5. Buckley Emerson and Timothy Crosby shall appear at James Budge's May 7 at 2 o'clock to act on the above business. Committee to have six shillings per day.

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7. The assessors that assessed tax on No. 5* and No. 6 shall make a return to Treasurer,

8. That the committee shall see what consideration Mr. Jacob Dennett shall have on the obligation given to Jethro Delano respecting his carrying the Petition to get off tax on No. 5 and No. 6.

No. 5, now Orono.

HISTORICAL NOTES.

Died in Pamrapo, New Jersey, Oct., 1890, Tristram F. Jordan. He was born in Hollis, Maine, Sept. 30, 1804. He settled in Passadumkeag in 1831. He was representative in 1843, and a well known man on Penobscot river. He moved to Boston, 1850, and thence Brooklyn, 1853, and in 1870 to Metuchen, New Jersey, where he has since resided. He was the author of the Jordan Genealogy, 1882, 488 pages.

Died in Millbridge, Oct. 13, 1889, Warren Leighton, Esq., for more than twenty years a resident of Millbridge. He was born in Steuben, June 22, 1800, and was the second son of Mark and Sally Small Leighton. For many years he was a leading business man of that town, being engaged in trade and ship building. In his earlier life he was conspicious in the military affairs of this section, and was the last survivor of Capt. John Allen's company that won distinction in the capture of a British barge in Pigeon Hill Bay in the war of 1812. In 1822 he was married to Johanna Dyer of Steuben.

Died in Ellsworth, August 20, 1890, Colonel John Lowder Moor, aged nearly 88. He was born in that part of Surry, now Ellsworth, Dec. 1, 1802. His mother was daughter of John Lowder of Bangor, who was a son of Jonathan Lowder of Bangor, who was a gunner at Fort Pownal, and during the Revolutionary war Truck master, confi dential agent and interpreter for the State, located at Treat's Falls, now Bangor. Col. Moor was much interested in historical matters, and a frequent contributor to this Magazine and the Ellsworth American. He was a representative in 1837-56-57, and held other important positions in the town and Masonic bodies. He was a man of real integ

rity, ability and fidelity in all the relations of life.

Died in Islesborough, Mar. 26, 1890, John Gilkey, aged 85 years, 9 mos., 18 days.

Died on 700 acre Island, Islesborough, May 26, 1890, William R. Coombs, aged 90 years, 12 days.

Died in Hampden, Dec. 21, 1848, Zoeth Smith of Bucksport, aged 86. A Revolutionary soldier.

Died in Prospect, Joseph P. Martin, May, 1855, aged 90. A Revolutionary soldier.

Died in Jonesboro, Dec. 12, 1855, Mrs. Hannah Weston, aged 100. Died in Robbinston, Col. Thomas Vose, Jr., March 9, 1856, aged 64 formerly of Milton, Mass.

Died in Ellsworth, Oct. 6. 1890, Mrs. Tempe Jordan, aged 91 years, 6 months, and 21 days. Miss Tempe L. Langdon was married to Sylvanus Jordan of Ellsworth, May 11, 1819. He died March 6, 1862. He was a brother of the late Mrs. Sally Peters, wife of Andrew Peters, Esquire.

Died in Newark, Cal., Jan. 11, 1878-9-90, Mrs. Anna Howard Jarvis, wife of Hon. Leonard Jarvis, late of Surry, aged 100 years, 7

months.

The first number of the Salem Press Historical and Genealogical Record is at hand. This number for July, 1890, contains much valuable matter. One of the objects of the publication is the printing of local records. The work will be much appreciated by all lovers of historical investigation.

The Pre-Historic Discovery of America by the Northmen, with Translations from the Icelandic

Sagas, by B. F. De. Costa, second edition. Albany, N. Y., John Munsell's Sons, publishers, 1890. Doctor De Costa has rendered valuable service to all lovers of Ancient American history. Just where the Northmen landed on the North American coast, it may be hard to say, but that they or some of their kindred were here as early as the ninth century can hardly admit of a doubt. This book gives us the gist of all that is known relative to those Ancient Mariners in their voyages here. Dr. De Costa apparently takes no stock in Dr. Horsford's theories.

"NOBLE. The golden wedding of Deacon Enoch Noble and wife of Blaine, was observed June 25. At the time of their marriage, fifty years before, there were six persons who stood up with them, and four of these were present at this aniversary, Deacon Noble and wife, Dea. Noble's sister, Mrs. Robinson, of New Brunswick, and Mr. Clark McRaw, of Blaine, a brother of Mrs. Noble. Many gifts were presented the couple.-Aroostook Star Herald, June, 1890.

Deacon Enoch Barker Noble, was son of Benjamin Noble of Brighton, New Brunswick, born there Aug. 17, 1818. Benjamin Noble was son of Rev. Seth Noble, the first minister of Bangor, born here June 25, 1787.

Married in San Francisco, Nov. 29, 1875; Mr. James S. Jameson and Miss Salome S. Knapp, formerly of Bradley, Maine.

ADRIAN BLOCK, 1614.-Map of Chesapeake to Penobscot, prepared Sept., to Oct. 1614; called Block's Chart; N. Y. State library, N. E. magazine, Oct., 1878; p. 174; partial cut of map, p.—; Winsor's Narrative and Political History of America, volume iv. page 433-4.

JOHN DENNY.

In No. 6 of vol. 5 page 102, you refer to a note to one of Col Westbrook's letters in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register for Jan. 1890, representing one John Denny a person east of Penobscot of whom Westbrook writes: Your doubts are well founded, for the Denny of this letter to Penhallow, was none other than Samuel Denny, of Arrowsic, Clerk, Captain, Major, Justice, &c. His block house was near Pendhallow's garrison and the two men, I have reason to believe "did not hitch horses very well." The note is an entire misapprehension, and tells nothing about the unknown John Denny.-H. O. Thayer Limmington, July 12, 1890.

Aaron Capen, of Dorchester, Mass., was elected Brigadier General in 1828. General Capen was of one of the old Dorchester families, and lived on the ancestral farm, which had been in their possession for

several generations. He was not a hard-working farmer, as his father had been, but concerned himself mainly in the milk business, with a considerable taste for military life. Brought more in contact with the world by these pursuits, he eagerly engaged in the speculations which culminated in 1837. Eastern lands was the favorite deal, and it probably brought more to grief than any other form in that era of inflation. General Capen went into it so deeply that he was obliged to give up the old homestead, abandon his military career, and go forth to gather up what was left of his speculation and the stumpage on his land. For a time he kept a hotel at Moosehead Lake, and engaged in logging with others, and there personally supervised the work in the business. Boston Transcript.

COL. JOSIAH BREWER.

In Hildreth's History of the United States, Vol. III, page 104 is an account of the expedition of Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec in 1775, it is said that the expedition "was suggested by Brewer, Colonel of one of the Massachnsetts Regiments."

John Brewer of Brewer, in his account of the battle at Castinet in 1779, says, "Capt. Smith and myself returned home, having received orders from my brother, then my colonel, I being then a captain." I have reason to believe that Col. Josiah Brewer who died in Orrington in 1805, was the officer referred to.

We, the undersigned Committee of a Baptist society in Hampden, certify that Nathaniel Burrill of Bangor has associated himself with our Society and attends our meetings and has expressed his determination to pay his taxes accordingly.

Hampden, June 22, 1813.

BRYANT LENNAN,
JONATHAN SIMPSON,

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Committee.

BUTTER ISLAND IN PENOBSCOT BAY.-Benjamin Annis and wife Mary, of do., sells John Lee, of Penobscot, 100 acres of land called Butter Island, all by right, title and interest as a settler, March 14, 1788. -Hancock Records, Vol. 1, page 183.

MOOSEHEAD LAKE.-In the division of lands between Maine and Massachusetts, 1820, Kineo is described as "an island or peninsula lying west of Day's Academy Grant, called Mount Kineo, containing 1,150 acres."

In the Revolutionary War old Colonel Simeon Cary, of Bridgewater, going into a battle some of the men wanted to pray; "can't stop, every man must pray for himself" the colonel said. He has descendants in Bangor.

The Bangor Daily Evening News changed to a morning paper Oct. 1, 1890. It was originally the most disreputable paper ever printed in Bangor, but under new management it is a most respectable, enterprising newspaper.

* His decendants live at Deer Island, Moosehead Lake now.

+ History Castine, page 331.

Rev. George Croswell Cressey, pastor of the Unitarian church, has decided to accept the call recently extended to him by the First Congregational society of Salem, Mass. The church to which Rev. Mr. Cressey has been called is one of four Unitarian churches in Salem, and the oldest in the United States with the exception of the Unitarian church in Plymouth, Mass., which was founded by the Pilgrim Fathers? -Bangor Daily Whig, Oct., 1890.

Daniel Oakes, a Revolutionary soldier, lived in Norridgewock, Me., died 1845. His son, Francis G. Oakes, born there was a Boston shipmaster; his son, Thomas Fletcher Oakes is President of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.

"The promotion of Thomas F. Oakes to the Presidency of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company is gratifying to his many friends in Maine. Although not a native of this State yet he came from Maine stock and a portion of his earlier years were passed in the town of Burlington in Penobscot county. And the remains of both his father and mother rest in that same town, while it was also the home of his grandparents, Jonathan and Ruth Page, with whom he lived during his boyhood days. Mr. Page passed away last year at an advanced age, while Mrs. Ruth still survives at the age of 87, living in a pleasant home erected a few years ago especially for them by their generous and thoughtful grandson. Mr. Oakes commenced his railroad career in 1863 as purchasing agent and assistant treasurer of the Kansas Pacific Railway. Later he became Vice President and General Superintendent of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad and in 1880 he assumed the position of Vice President and General Manager of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. The following year, 1881, his connection began with the Northern Pacific Railroad, when he was elected Vice President and from November 1883, to the present date he has been Vice President and General Manager. By sheer ability he has worked his way up and his elevation to the Presidency of the biggest railway system of the Northwest is an acknowledgement that he is one of the ablest traffic managers in America. Only 45 years of age, possessing a strong physique and enjoying robust health, and now at the head of the great Northern Pacific Railroad, Mr. Oakes has it would seem a brilliant future before him.-Industrial Journal.

Silas Coolidge, born in Watertown, Mass., Nov. 14, 1755, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Parker) Coolidge, of Sudbury, Mass. ; soldier in the Revolutionary War and a Pensisioner 1818. After the war he settled in Trenton, Me., married and had children and died there.Ellsworth American.

At the court house last Friday afternoon there was a little episode which for its kindliness, was in marked contrast with the spirit manifested that day by some who had business before the court. A beautiful cat found her way into the court-room and on to the judge's desk. The chief justice showed his kindness of heart by gentlly taking the little animal in his arms and fondling her. Of course many an eye was upon him.

And the lawyers ceased their whispered chat,
When he hugged in court that household cat
-Ellsworth American 1890.